# BONUS - The Desert Sun Cafe & The Disappearance of Lars Mittank

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Podcast: [Murder, Mother & Me](https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-mother-me-7009201)
Published: 2025-08-27T08:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

We didnt want to keep you waiting until September so enjoy this bonus episode! In this episode, we unravel two unsettling mysteries: the eerie disappearance of backpacker Lars Mittank in Bulgaria, often called "the most famous missing person on YouTube," and the haunting case of the Desert Sun Café, where a seemingly ordinary diner became tied to a string of strange events and unexplained vanishings.

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